Liquid-distributer.



No. 788,118. PATENTED APR. 25, 1905. L. PEROTTI.

LIQUID DISTRIBUTER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 18,1904.

UNITED STATES Patented April 25, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

LIQUID-DISTRIBUTER.

SPECIFICATION orming pa o L e P e N 0. 788,118, dated April 25, 1905.Application filed November 18, 1904. Serial No. 233,363.

To a, whom it may (OILRBJVLI Be it known that I, LOUIS P uno'rri,asubject of the King of Italy, and a resident of Newark, in the countyof Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and usefullmprovements in Liquid-Distributers, of which the following is aspecification.

The present invention relates to improvements in liquid-distributers,particularly in medicine-distributers of the kind described in myprevious application filed May 13, 1904., Serial No. 207,868, and hasfor its object to provide for a bottle appliance that will perniit thedischarge of a liquid or a medicine in prescribed quantities, as atable-spoonful or teaspoonful, and will prevent an over-dosing of themedicine and the spilling out of the same on the floor or the clothes ofthe person taking the medicine.

This invention has also for its object to pro.- vide for aliquid-distributer that v ill at the same time serve as a stopper andwll replace the ordinary corks used heretofore.

Another object of my present invention is to avoid the necessity ofspoons which in most cases are used for taking in meals, tea, &c.

In order to make my invention more clear, the same is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which similar letters denote similar parts,and in which Figure 1 is a vertical section of the medicine-distributor,showing the same as applied to a bottle. Fig. 2 is a similar sectionshowing the distributer in a position when the bottle is reversed. Fig.3 is a similar section showing the distribute! in a position in whichthe medicine can be taken. Fig. 4 is a top viev of themedicine-distributer. Figs. 5 and 6 illustrate across-section throughline m of Fig. 1, showing the rubber valve-body closed and opened,respectively.

\Vith reference to the drawings, (0 denotes an ordinary medicine-bottle;5, its neck, which is closed by a stopper, forming a part of themedic-inc-distributer, instead of by the ordinary corks. The stopperconsists of a relatively narrow glass tube (1, having on its outersurface a cork cover 0, that will in its circumference be somewhatlarger than the mouth of the bottle, so as to ofier a tight closure ofthe latter. At its top the glass tube (Z is provided with a head a of asomewhat larger circumference than the first and serves for theattachment of the distributor proper. The latter consists of a hollowglass bulb preferably of spherical shape, having at its lower side ahollow cylindrical neck and at its opposite side a con ical nozzle 2'. Apeculiarlyshaped body 1)), of elastic material, preferably of rubber,connects the glass bulbg with the stopper (Z and serves at the same timeas a valve between the bottle and the glass bulb. For this end the bodyor is at its lower end partially ball-shaped and provided with anexcavation 11, by which the head 0 of the glass tube (Z is engaged whenit is pressed into the same. in order to provide for a strongerconnection between these two parts, a groove 0 is cut around thecircumference in the head e of the glass tube, into which the flesh ofthe rubber body m will engage when the latter is drawn over it, andowing to the strong contractibility of the rubber body the two partswill be securedly and tightly held together. The upper end 1) of therubber body is formed to a cylindrical neck of such asize as to tightlyfit into the hollow neck it of the glass bulb g. At its lower end theneck 7/ is provided with a eircular rib j, projecting inward thereof andadapted to catch around the neck of the rubber body 11/, and thus alsoform a strong and tight joint. The rubber body is provided with alongitudinal passage (1 arranged in the neck, this passage beingopen atits upper end. At its lower end the passage is separated from theexcavation or gorge a of the body In by a thin partition 7', in whichthrough the central line of the passage q a straight single cut a ismade, Fig. 5. Owing to the contractibility of the material of the bodym, the cut awill normally form a tight closure of the lower end of thepassage (1, and the liquid in the bottle when the latter is reversedwill not be allowed to pass from the gorge 11 into the bulb 9, but whena lateral pressui'e is'exerted upon the rubber body m longitudinally ofthe cut a in the direction of the dotted lines ;1 ;z of Fig. 5 thecompression of the body will cause the separation of the parts betweenwhich the out 8 is made and an openarrangement being made so that whening {will be formed that will connect the passage 1- in the glass tube(7 with the passage (1 of the rubber body 1/1, hence the bottle a withthe glass bulb g, and thus allow the liquid or medicine to flow into thelatter. To close up the glass bulb g before the liquid can be allowed tofill the same, a glass, ball I, that will exactly fit over the inneropen end of the nozzle 1', is arranged. Just at one side of the nozzlethe bulb is provided with a hollow hump l, adapted-to receive the glassball, the t 1e bottle is reversed the glass ball I will rest over thenozzle andwhen the bottle is tilted over into a position in which themedicine can be easily taken the ball will roll over the shoulder 1/,formed between the nozzle 2' and the hump A, and fall into the latter,Fig. 3, in which it will rest as long as the medicine is taken. \Vhenthe bottle isagain reversed and placed in the normal position, the ballI will adopt the position shown in Fig. 1 in full lines.

The glass bulb is preferably made of such a size that its volume will beequal to that of a table-spoon, while a mark won the outside of theglass body g may denote the volume of a teaspoon.

It will be clearly seen that when a pre scribed quantity of the liquidis to be taken (a table or tea spoonful) and the present liquid measureror distributer is applied to the bottle in the above described mannerthe bottle is reversed so that the ball I will close up the glass bulbg, as shown in Fig. 2. Then the passage q is opened by the compressionof the rubber body m, allowing the liquid to fill the bulb with thedescribed quantity, and as soon as this is attained again closed byrelieving the body 211. The bottle with the liquid-measurer is thensotilted that the ball I will fall into the hump l and open the bulb, sothat the liquid can be directly discharged into the mouth of thepatient.

At the lower part of the glass bulb, around the neck It thereof, one ormore openings may be arranged for the access of air, which is necessaryto allow a free discharge of the liquid.

It is understood that any changes in the various parts of my presentinvention may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

\Vhat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a liquid or medicine measurer or distributer, the combination witha hollow stopper fitting into the mouth of a bottle, of a glass bulb ofa predetermined size to receive a prescribed quantity of the liquid,said bulb having at one end a discharge-opening and at its opposite endan open connection with the stopper, means for connecting the stopperwith the glass bulb, and a valve to close the discharge-opening of theglass bulb, substantially and for the purpose as specified.

2. In a liquid or medicine measurer the comopening of the bulb,substantially bination with a hollow stopper fitting into the mouth of abottle, of a glass bulb of a predetermined size to receivea prescribedquantity of the liquid, a connecting-piece attached at one end to thestopper and at the opposite end to the glass bulb, said piece being ofcontractive material and having a passage leading from the passage ofthe stopper into the glass bulb, said passage being at an intermediatepart contracted to normally form a tight closure between the bottle andthe bulb, the said contracted part being adapted to widen upon exertionof a lateral pressure thereon to open the passage, and a valve to closethe dischargeand for the purpose as specified.

'3. In a liquid or medicine measurer the combination with a hollowstopper fitting into the mouth of a bottle, of a glass bulb of apredetermined size to receive a prescribed quantity of the liquid, apiece of contractive material between the stopper and the bulb, the saidpiece having at one end a hollow'neck for its engagement with thestopper and at its opposite end a longitudinal projection for itsconnection with the bulb containing a passage open to the bulb andcontracted at the end which terminates in piece, and a valve to closethe discharge-opening of the glass bulb, substantially and for thepurpose as specified.

4. In a liquid or medicine measurer or distributer the combination witha hollow stopper fitting into the mouth of a bottle, of a glass bulb ofa predetermined size to receive a prescribed quantity of the liquid,said bulb having at its one end a nozzle and at its opposite end ahollow neck, a piece of contractive material having at its one end alongitudinal projection fitting into the hollow neck of the bulb and atits opposite end a hollow neckengaging the stopper, the saidlongitudinal projection having a passage open to the glass bulb andcontracted at the end which terminates in the hollow neck of said piece,and a valve to close the discharge-opening of the bulb, substantiallyand for the purpose as specified.

5. In a liquid or medicine measurer or distributer, the combination witha hollow stopper fitting into the mouth of a bottle, of a glass bulb ofa predetermined size, to receive a prescribed quantity of the liquidcontained in the bottle, said bulb having at one end a dischargenozzleand at its opposite end a hollow' neck, a hollow hump adjacent to thedischarge-nozzle, a glass ball to close the inner end of the nozzle andto fit in its open position in the hollow hump, a piece of contractivematerial being at one end engaged with the hollow neck of the bulb andat its opposite end with the hollow stopper, said contractive piecehaving a passage leading into the bulb, said passage v the hollow neckof said 6. in a liquid or medicine distributer, the cmnbiznition with ahollow glass stopper having 2i cork mantle on its outer surface to fitinto the mouth of a bottle and a head on its outer end, a piece ofcontractive material and partially ball-shaped, having at one end ahollow neck to engage the head of the stopper and at its opposite end acylindrical longitudinal projection, a glass bulb having adischarge-nozzle at one end and a hollow neck at its opposite end, thesaid hollow neck being adapted to receive the longitudinal projection ofthe contractive piece, having a passage open to the glass bulb andcontracted at its end which terminates in the hollow neck of saidcontractive piece, a hollow hump adjacent to the nozzle, a glass ballfitting upon the inner end of the nozzle and in the hollow hump, saidball being adapted to close the discharge-opening of the bulb when thebottle is reversed and to rest in the hump when the liquid is dischargedfrom the glass bulb, substantially as specified.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,this 2d day of November, A. D. 1904-.

LOUIS PEROTTI.

Witnesses:

HERBERT M. JOHNSTON, ESTELLE V. WALE.

